🙏 Proverbs 18:10 | First Response vs. Last Resort

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Proverbs 18:10

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Today we ask an important question — one we return to often at Malachi Daily:

How does this verse point us to Jesus?

In the Old Testament, God’s name represented His presence and protection. To “run to the name of the Lord” meant trusting that God Himself would be your refuge.

But throughout Scripture, the people of God struggled to live this out fully. They built walls. They begged to have a king. They ran to worldly alliances and idols.

They pretty much trusted anything besides God that felt safer or more immediate.

So the prophets kept pointing forward:

Jesus is the fulfillment of those promises.

And Jesus does not just talk about refuge, He embodies it.

In Jesus, God’s name becomes even more personal.

Jesus is the place where God’s protection meets human vulnerability. He doesn’t offer safety by removing all danger. He offers safety by drawing close in the middle of it.

And the cross shows us just how far God was willing to go to be our refuge:

Because of Jesus, running to God no longer requires confidence or righteousness of our own.

We can run to Him because Jesus has cleared the path for us.

So let’s run.

Is running to God your first response or last resort? Somewhere in between?

If you want it to turn it into your first response, here’s a simple process:

Jesus said, “Take up your cross daily” (Luke 9:23). And this is a daily rhythm.

If you sense God inviting you to run to him as your first instinct, make this the focus of your time with Him over the course of the next week.

🙏 Pray

God, I want you to be my first instinct, not my last resort. This sometimes feels impossible. I am so prone to distraction and trusting in things that are not You. Show me when I don’t run to you. Help me identify where I run instead, and help me form this new habit. I can only do this through your Spirit working in me. I ask that you do this work in me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
   the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

Proverbs 18:10